CHAPTER 3-COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION

SUBCHAPTER I–ORGANIZATION

SUBCHAPTER II–POSITIONS

SUBCHAPTER III–PROGRAMS AND COMPOSITION ⁴

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior analysis for chapter 3 "COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION"consisted of items 301 "Grades and ratings", 302 "Commandant; appointment", 303 "Retirement of Commandant or Vice Commandant", 304 "Vice Commandant; appointment", 305 "Vice admirals", 306 "Retirement", 307 "Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade", 308 "Chief Acquisition Officer", 309 "Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director", 310 "Chief of Staff to President: appointment", 311 "Captains of the port", 312 "Prevention and response workforces", 313 "Centers of expertise for Coast Guard prevention and response", 314 "Marine industry training program", 315 "Training for congressional affairs personnel", 316 "National Coast Guard Museum", 317 "United States Coast Guard Band; composition; director", 318 "Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program", 319 "Unmanned system program and autonomous control and computer vision technology project, 320 "Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps", 321 "Congressional affairs; Director", 322 "Redistricting notification requirement", and 323 "Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program", prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, §7201(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1674 .

Another prior analysis for chapter 3 "COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION" consisted of items 41 "Grades and ratings", 41a "Active duty promotion list", 42 "Number and distribution of commissioned officers on active duty promotion list", 44 "Commandant; appointment", 46 "Retirement of Commandant or Vice Commandant", 47 "Vice Commandant; appointment", 50 "Vice admirals", 51 "Retirement", 52 "Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade", 53 "Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director", 54 "Chief of Staff to President: appointment", 56 "Chief Acquisition Officer", 57 "Prevention and response workforces", 58 "Centers of expertise for Coast Guard prevention and response", 59 "Marine industry training programs", and 60 "Training course on workings of Congress", prior to repeal by Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §104(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4196 .

Amendments

2025- Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, §7201(e)(4), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1678 , which directed substitution of "Admirals" for "Admiral" in item 307, was executed by substituting "admirals" for "admiral" after "and", to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Amendment was made pursuant to operation of section 107 of this title.

2025- Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, §7201(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1674 , inserted chapter 3 designation and heading and added items for subchapters I to III and items 301 to 339.

¹ Editorially supplied.

² So in original. Probably should be followed by a period.

³ So in original. Does not conform to section catchline.

⁴ So in original. Does not conform to subchapter heading.